Mother of Michael Brown, the teen killed by police in Ferguson, endorses Clinton on Missouri’s prim

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Mother of Michael Brown, the teen killed by police in Ferguson, endorses Clinton on Missouri’s primary day

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/15/mother-of-michael-brown-killed-by-police-in-ferguson-endorses-clinton-on-missouri-primary-day/
By Anne Gearan March 15 at 10:52 AM


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Lezley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, who was killed in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 9, 2014, bows her head in prayer. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

The mother of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old whose 2014 shooting by police in Ferguson, Mo., ignited protests that lasted for weeks, is backing Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Clinton's campaign announced the endorsement Tuesday as voters began casting primary ballots in Missouri, one of five states voting on what could be a decisive day for Clinton. She has appeared to lose ground in Missouri to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, with the most recent poll showing an effective tie.

"When I lost my son, I lost my world. 'Big Mike' was a big boy, but he was my baby boy; my only child, and his life was brutally taken from me," Lezley McSpadden wrote in her endorsement statement.



"Parents are not supposed to bury their children, especially by murder. But the reality is, that far too many black parents have; not just by senseless gunfire but by lawful gunfire. Enough is Enough."


McSpadden was among a group of African American mothers who met privately with Clinton last year. All had lost children to violence, and some have gone on to campaign for Clinton in states with significant African American populations.

Clinton has made the mothers' stories a regular part of her political speeches, as she talks about the need for criminal justice reform and better gun control. She has called for mandatory body-worn cameras for police officers, something McSpadden is advocating in Missouri. She testified before the state legislature last month in favor of a bill to require cameras that could capture police interactions with civilians........................


McSpadden praised Clinton's "realistic proposals" on health care, housing, education and other issues, and she said Clinton is "the candidate most likely to achieve the task of working across party lines to get needed legislation passed.".........................

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